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  1. Going Downhill Fast (1990 Video)

    Director
    Andy Fairgrieve
    Producer
    Andy Fairgrieve
    Subject
    Science
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. VHS. col. 56 min., 1993 price: £20.00

    The programme explores the world of speed skiing, a winter sport equivalent of dragster racing. The difference is that the only motor power available is the slope of the hill.This programme examines the...

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  2. Acceleration at Constant Speed (1983 Video)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    Looks at acceleration and the centripetal force experienced by objects moving in a circular path. A wide range of examples is used to demonstrate centripetal acceleration.

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  3. Waves on Water (1965 Film)

    Subject
    Physics
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Using large experimental tanks, explains how waves are created and shows that even though waves may travel at a good rate of speed, the water does not move. It also notes that high-energy waves are created...

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  4. Canal and Harbour Modelling (1983 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics; Physics; Technology
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 25 min.

    Explores the modelling approaches that might be used to solve a practical thermofluid problem - the point which allows maximum speed yet minimum wash damage on a canal.

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  5. Embryonic Development: The Chick (1953 Video)

    Director
    J V Durden
    Subject
    Biology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette sd. col. 26 min.

    Covers all development stages from the blastoderm to the hatching of the chick; animated diagrams and section photomicrographs. Normal speed and time-lapse photographic sequences, and animated diagrams...

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  6. Slow Motion Examination of the Heart (1965 Film)

    Director
    E Chérigié
    Subject
    Medical sciences
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    An X-ray film, taken at 200 frames/second and projected at normal speed, providing a slow-motion sequence that enables one to follow the cardiac circulation in minute detail. Several cases of malformation...

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  7. Friction Welding at Work (1976 Video)

    Subject
    Engineering; Technology
    Distribution
    out of distribution, Videocassette. U-matic, VHS. col. 17 min., 2000 sale: £75.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Using high-speed photography, explains the basic principle of friction welding in detail and shows several production examples. The industrial applications range from automobile parts, chemical plant,...

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  8. Year of the Beaver (1985 Film, Video)

    Subject
    Politics & government
    Distribution
    Film (16mm)

    Suggests that the birth of policies and attitudes which are known as ‘Thatcherism’ was taking place within the declining Labour government of 1977. Expounds this theory by examining the relationship...

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  9. Projectiles: Motion in More Than One Dimension (1982 Video)

    Subject
    Mathematics
    Distribution
    OUT OF DISTRIBUTION, Videocassette. Standard formats. col. 24 min.

    A problem is posed: for maximum range a shot putter of a given height and given speed of launch must launch at an optimal angle. An analogy to the shot putter is set up using a sloping table with air pucks...

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  10. A good contact

    Date released
    1963
    Series name
    The Way Ahead (National)
    Issue no
    2
    NoS ID
    352998

    NoS synopsis: After all Electrification wiring is complete, test train with closed circuit T.V., tests track wiring. Remote control Reto Scott TV cameras. High Speed Panto. Tests.

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